Netflix true-crime documentary ‘American Murder: Gabby Petito’ explores 2021 disappearance of the vlogger that shocked the US

The Netflix true-crime documentary American Murder: Gabby Petito examines the killing and disappearance of 22-year-old travel vlogger Gabby Petito. She vanished in 2021 while traveling throughout the United States with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. The Florida pair had been using social media to post updates on their trip. However, it raised concerns when Laundrie, who was 23 at the time, came home by herself on September 1. Petito’s family finally reported her missing on September 11 after she ceased communicating with them. Laundrie reportedly refused to assist authorities in their search for Petito. Netizens started looking into their social media posts because of this suspicion. In search of answers, a large crowd even gathered outside Laundrie’s family house.

A domestic violence incident involving the couple was reported in Moab, Utah, on August 12, the officers who conducted the investigation learned. According to reports, one of the witnesses said they saw Laundrie slap Petito. In Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest, Petito’s bones were found on September 19. A post-mortem found she had blunt force trauma and had been strangled, according to the Yahoo story. Laundrie’s parents had filed a missing person’s report on September 17, two days before to the discovery. In the midst of the chaos surrounding his search, authorities issued an arrest warrant for Petito’s debit card usage. Laundrie’s body was found on October 20 in Florida’s Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, according to the report. There was a notebook found next to his body.

In a written confession found in the journal, he stated that his fiancée had hurt herself after falling. He went on to say that he choked her out of “mercy.” A Netflix documentary provides insight into the case of Gabby Petito in American Murder: Gabby Petito explores the investigation, the media hysteria, and the part domestic violence played in the case. It emphasizes how the situation was made public by social media interest. It also raises questions about missed warning signs and police attentiveness. Netflix is currently broadcasting the documentary.